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Quarterly Market ReviewFirst Quarter 2012

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Quarterly Market ReviewFirst Quarter 2012

This report features world capital market

performance and a timeline of events for

the last quarter. It begins with a global

overview, then features the returns of

stock and bond asset classes in the US

and international markets.

The report also illustrates the

performance of globally diversified

portfolios and features a topic

of the quarter.

Overview:

Market Summary

Timeline of Events

World Asset Classes

US Stocks

International Developed Stocks

Emerging Markets Stocks

Select Country Performance

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

Fixed Income

Global Diversification

Quarterly Topic: Dividend-Paying Stocks

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Index performance does not reflect the expenses associated with the management of an actual portfolio. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Market segment (index representation) as follows: US Stock Market (Russell 3000 Index); International Developed Stocks (MSCI World ex USA Index [net div.]), Emerging Markets (MSCI Emerging Markets Index [net div.]), Global Real Estate (S&P Global REIT Index), US Bond Market (Barclays Capital US Aggregate Bond Index), and Global Bond Market (Barclays Capital Global Aggregate Bond Index [Hedged to USD]). The S&P data are provided by Standard & Poor's Index Services Group. Russell data copyright © Russell Investment Group 1995–2012, all rights reserved. MSCI data copyright MSCI 2012, all rights reserved. Barclays Capital data provided by Barclays Bank PLC. US long-term bonds, bills, and inflation data © Stocks, Bonds, Bills, and Inflation Yearbook™, Ibbotson Associates, Chicago (annually updated work by Roger G. Ibbotson and Rex A. Sinquefield).

US StockMarket

GlobalReal Estate

International Developed Stocks

US Bond Market

GlobalBondMarket

+12.87% +10.37% +10.73% +0.30% +1.21%

Emerging MarketsStocks

BONDSSTOCKS

+14.08%

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Market SummaryFirst Quarter 2012 Index Returns

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Timeline of Events: A Quarter in Review First Quarter 2012

The graph illustrates the S&P 500 Index price changes over the quarter. The return of the price-only index is generally lower than the total return of the index that also includes the dividend returns. Source: The S&P data are provided by Standard & Poor's Index Services Group. The events highlighted are not intended to explain market movements.

General Motors reports $7.6 billion profit for 2011, an all-time record.

Eurozone finance ministers agree to a second bailout for Greece, but shortly afterward Greek default forces bondholders into debt swap.

Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 13,000 for the first time since May 2008, and the S&P 500 reaches a four-year high.

Eastman Kodak files for bankruptcy protection; the firm produced the first film camera and invented the digital camera.

Texas jury finds Allen Stanford guilty of operating a $7 billion Ponzi scheme, one of the biggest frauds in history.

Brazil overtakes UK to become world’s sixth-largest economy.

S&P 500 Index

Apple overtakes Exxon as the largest firm in US by market capitalization, with value greater than Google and Microsoft combined.

US Treasury issues ten-year TIPS with negative annual yield.

Price: 1,227

01/03/2012

Price: 1,408

03/30/2012

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World Asset ClassesFirst Quarter 2012 Index Returns

Index performance does not reflect the expenses associated with the management of an actual portfolio. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Market segment (index representation) as follows: US Large Cap (S&P 500 Index), US Small Cap (Russell 2000 Index), US Value (Russell 1000 Value Index), US Real Estate (Dow Jones US Select REIT Index), Global Real Estate (S&P Global ex US REIT Index), International Developed Large, Small, and Value (MSCI World ex USA, ex USA Small, and ex USA Value Indexes [net div.]), Emerging Markets Large, Small, and Value (MSCI Emerging Markets, Emerging Markets Small, and Emerging Markets Value Indexes), US Bond Market (Barclays Capital US Aggregate Bond Index), and Treasury (One-Month US Treasury Bills). The S&P data are provided by Standard & Poor's Index Services Group. Russell data copyright © Russell Investment Group 1995–2012, all rights reserved. MSCI data copyright MSCI 2012, all rights reserved. Dow Jones data (formerly Dow Jones Wilshire) provided by Dow Jones Indexes. Barclays Capital data provided by Barclays Bank PLC. US long-term bonds, bills, and inflation data © Stocks, Bonds, Bills, and Inflation Yearbook™, Ibbotson Associates, Chicago (annually updated work by Roger G. Ibbotson and Rex A. Sinquefield).

Led by the excellent performance of US stocks, global equity markets posted strong returns in the quarter. Emerging markets enjoyed their

best quarter since the third quarter of 2010, with most experiencing double-digit positive returns.

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Asset Class 1 Year 3 Years* 5 Years* 10 Years*

Marketwide 7.18 24.26 2.18 4.67

Large Cap 8.54 23.42 2.01 4.12

Large Cap Value 4.79 22.82 -0.81 4.57

Large Cap Growth 11.02 25.28 5.10 4.29

Small Cap -0.18 26.90 2.13 6.45

Small Cap Value -1.07 25.36 0.01 6.60

Small Cap Growth 0.68 28.36 4.16 6.00

US StocksFirst Quarter 2012 Index Returns

Quarterly returns for the broad US market,

as measured by the Russell 3000 Index, were

12.87%. Asset class returns ranged from 14.69%

for large cap growth stocks to 11.12% for large cap

value stocks.

The strongest sectors were financials and

information technology, while the laggard was

highly regulated utilities. Value underperformed

growth, and small caps underperformed large

caps.

Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Indices are not available for direct investment. Index performance does not reflect the expenses associated with the management of an actual portfolio. Market segment (index representation) as follows: Marketwide (Russell 3000 Index), Large Cap (S&P 500 Index), Large Cap Value (Russell 1000 Value Index), Large Cap Growth (Russell 1000 Growth Index), Small Cap (Russell 2000 Index), Small Cap Value (Russell 2000 Value Index), and Small Cap Growth (Russell 2000 Growth Index). World Market Cap: Russell 3000 Index is used as the proxy for the US market. Russell data copyright © Russell Investment Group 1995–2012, all rights reserved. The S&P data are provided by Standard & Poor's Index Services Group.

Period Returns (%)

Ranked Returns for the Quarter (%)

* Annualized

World Market Capitalization—US

47%US Market$15.7 Trillion

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Small Cap

Asset Class 1 Year 3 Years* 5 Years* 10 Years*

Large Cap -6.67 17.55 -2.95 6.12

Small Cap -7.37 25.41 -2.11 10.15

Value -7.91 17.58 -4.34 6.32

Growth -5.44 17.52 -1.62 5.83

Period Returns (%)

* Annualized

International Developed StocksFirst Quarter 2012 Index Returns

The US dollar depreciated against all the major

currencies except the yen, which had a positive

impact on the dollar-denominated returns of

developed market equities. The dispersion in

performance at the individual country level was

narrower than in previous quarters. Germany, whose

export-led economy continues to grow amid Europe’s

financial turmoil, and other core European countries

had excellent performance. At the other end of the

spectrum, Spain was the only developed market with

negative returns. Consumer discretionary was by far

the best-performing sector in the quarter, while

telecommunication services was the worst performer.

Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Indices are not available for direct investment. Index performance does not reflect the expenses associated with the management of an actual portfolio. Market segment (index representation) as follows: Large Cap (MSCI World ex USA Index), Small Cap (MSCI World ex USA Small Cap Index), Value (MSCI World ex USA Value Index), and Growth (MSCI World ex USA Growth). All index returns are net of withholding tax on dividends. World Market Cap: Non-US developed market proxies are the respective developed country portions of the MSCI All Country World IMI ex USA Index. Proxies for the UK, Canada, and Australia are the relevant subsets of the developed market proxy. MSCI data copyright MSCI 2012, all rights reserved.

Ranked Returns for the Quarter (%)

World Market Capitalization—International Developed

40%International Developed Markets$13.3 Trillion

Local CurrencyUS Currency

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Growth

Large Cap

Value

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Asset Class 1 Year 3 Years* 5 Years* 10 Years*

Large Cap -8.80 25.07 4.67 14.13

Small Cap -12.70 30.88 4.98 15.01

Value -8.66 25.96 6.48 16.00

Growth -8.92 24.18 2.84 12.25

Period Returns (%)

* Annualized

Emerging Markets StocksFirst Quarter 2012 Index Returns

In US dollar terms, emerging markets gained almost

15% in the quarter, a large turnaround from the

negative performance of 2011 and the best quarter

since the third quarter of 2010. The US dollar

depreciated against the main emerging market

currencies, which boosted dollar-denominated

returns of emerging markets equities by

approximately 3.3%. Emerging Europe, led by

Turkey, one of the world’s fastest growing economies

in 2011, was the top performer, while emerging Far

East was the weakest region, with a quarterly return

of 12.6%.

Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Indices are not available for direct investment. Index performance does not reflect the expenses associated with the management of an actual portfolio. Market segment (index representation) as follows: Large Cap (MSCI Emerging Markets Index), Small Cap (MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap Index), Value (MSCI Emerging Markets Value Index), and Growth (MSCI Emerging Markets Growth Index). All index returns are net of withholding tax on dividends. World Market Cap: Emerging markets proxies are the respective emerging country portions of the MSCI All Country World IMI ex USA Index. MSCI data copyright MSCI 2012, all rights reserved.

World Market Capitalization—Emerging Markets

13%Emerging Markets$4.2 Trillion

Ranked Returns for the Quarter (%) Local CurrencyUS Currency

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Small Cap

Value

Large Cap

Growth

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Emerging Markets (% returns)Developed Markets (% returns)

Individual country market performance varied considerably in both developed and emerging markets. The difference between the

best-performing developed market, Germany, and the worst-performing market, Spain, was 23.48% (20.69% vs. -2.79%). In emerging

markets, the difference between the best performer (Egypt) and worst performer (Morocco) was almost 35% (39.23% vs. 4.28%).

Select Country PerformanceFirst Quarter 2012 Index Returns

Country performance based on respective indices in the MSCI All Country World IMI Index (for developed markets) and MSCI Emerging Markets IMI Index. All returns in USD and net of withholding tax on dividends. MSCI data copyright MSCI 2012, all rights reserved.

Germany

Singapore

Denmark

Belgium

Finland

Norway

Austria

Ireland

Sweden

New Zealand

Hong Kong

France

US

Japan

Switzerland

Greece

Netherlands

Australia

Italy

UK

Israel

Canada

Portugal

Egypt

Turkey

India

Hungary

Thailand

Philippines

Poland

Russia

Chile

Colombia

Taiwan

Mexico

Brazil

Korea

Peru

South Africa

China

Czech Republic

Malaysia

Indonesia

Morocco

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Spain

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Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) First Quarter 2012 Index Returns

Real estate securities had strong positive returns in

the quarter but mixed performance relative to other

asset classes. In the US, they trailed most asset

classes with the exception of fixed income. In other

developed countries, they outperformed the broad

equity market by about 1%.

Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Indices are not available for direct investment. Index performance does not reflect the expenses associated with the management of an actual portfolio. Number of REIT stocks and total value based on the two indices. All index returns are net of withholding tax on dividends. Dow Jones US Select REIT Index data provided by Dow Jones ©. S&P Global ex US REIT Index data provided by Standard and Poor’s © 2012.

Total Value of REIT Stocks

Ranked Returns for the Quarter (%)

60%US $373 Billion81 REITs40%

World ex US $252 Billion160 REITs (18 other countries)

Asset Class 1 Year 3 Years* 5 Years* 10 Years*

US REITs 13.53 44.48 -0.75 10.36

Global REITs (ex US) -2.57 25.34 -7.09 10.38

Period Returns (%)

* Annualized

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US REITs

Global REITs (ex US)

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Bond Yields across Different IssuersUS Treasury Yield Curve

3/31/11

3/31/12

12/31/11

Period Returns (%)

Fixed IncomeFirst Quarter 2012 Index Returns

The Federal Open Market Committee

(FOMC) maintained its target range for

the federal funds rate between zero and

0.25% in the first quarter, and reaffirmed

its goal to maintain that target at very low

levels now until at least late 2014.

Most fixed income securities had

positive returns in the quarter, although

some longer term securities had

negative returns.

Yields on Treasury securities across the

whole maturity spectrum rose, with longer-

term securities rising more sharply than

shorter-term ones. As a result, the yield

curve steepened, but relative to the first

quarter of 2011, the yield curve flattened.

Spreads between more- and less-risky

fixed income securities generally became

narrower as conditions in global financial

markets eased substantially.

Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Indices are not available for direct investment. Index performance does not reflect the expenses associated with the management of an actual portfolio. Yield curve data from Federal Reserve. State and local bonds are from the Bond Buyer Index, general obligation, 20 years to maturity, mixed quality. AAA to AA Corporates represent the Bank of America Merrill Lynch US Corporates, AA to AAA rated. A to BBB Corporates represent the Bank of America Merrill Lynch US Corporates, BBB to A rated. Barclays Capital data, formerly Lehman Brothers, provided by Barclays Bank PLC. US long-term bonds, bills, inflation, and fixed income factor data © Stocks, Bonds, Bills, and Inflation (SBBI) Yearbook™, Ibbotson Associates, Chicago (annually updated work by Roger G. Ibbotson and Rex A. Sinquefield). Citigroup bond indices copyright 2012 by Citigroup. The Merrill Lynch Indices are used with permission; copyright 2012 Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated; all rights reserved.

Asset Class 1 Year 3 Years* 5 Years* 10 Years*

One-Month US Treasury Bills (SBBI) 0.02 0.08 1.05 1.77

Bank of America Merrill Lynch Three-Month T-Bills 0.06 0.13 1.23 1.91

Bank of America Merrill Lynch One-Year US Treasury Note 0.41 0.74 2.29 2.48

Citigroup World Government Bond 1-5 Years (hedged) 3.07 2.11 3.71 3.68

US Long-Term Government Bonds (SBBI) 23.27 6.82 9.44 8.61

Barclays Capital Corporate High Yield 6.45 23.87 8.10 9.24

Barclays Capital Municipal Bonds 12.07 7.70 5.42 5.46

Barclays Capital US TIPS Index 12.20 8.74 7.60 7.51

* Annualized

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Global DiversificationFirst Quarter 2012 Index Returns

These portfolios illustrate performance of different

global stock-bond mixes. Those with larger

allocations to stocks are considered riskier but

also have higher expected returns over time.

Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Indices are not available for direct investment. Index performance does not reflect the expenses associated with the management of an actual portfolio. Hypothetical allocations are for illustrative purposes only. Asset allocations and the hypothetical index portfolio returns are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent actual performance. Indices are not available for direct investment. Index performance does not reflect expenses associated with the management an actual portfolio.   Global Stocks represented by MSCI All Country World Index (gross div.) and Treasury Bills represented by US One-Month Treasury Bills. Globally diversified portfolios rebalanced monthly. Data copyright MSCI 2012, all rights reserved. © Stocks, Bonds, Bills, and Inflation Yearbook™, Ibbotson Associates, Chicago (annually updated work by Roger G. Ibbotson and Rex A. Sinquefield).

Growth of Wealth: The Relationship between Risk and Return

Stock/Bond Mix

100% Stocks

75/25

50/50

25/75

100% Treasury

Bills

Ranked Returns for the Quarter (%)

Asset Class 1 Year 3 Years* 5 Years* 10 Years*

100% Stocks -0.19 21.38 0.34 5.86

75/25 0.19 16.06 0.97 5.14

50/50 0.35 10.72 1.29 4.21

25/75 0.30 5.39 1.32 3.08

100% Treasury Bills 0.02 0.08 1.05 1.77

Period Returns (%)

* Annualized

Mar

-12

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Should Investors Buy High-Dividend Stocks?First Quarter 2012

With bond yields still hovering around historic lows, some investors may be tempted to consider dividend-paying stocks as a way of generating income from their portfolios, presumably with the benefit of not having to sell from their principal. But before embarking on this strategy, it is important to understand several considerations:

1. SIMPLE MATH: When firms make dividend payments, it is relatively common for the stock price to decrease on the ex-dividend date by an amount roughly equal to the dividend paid. For example, an investor holding 10 shares of a stock priced at $100 per share has a total account value of $1,000. If the stock pays a dividend of $5 per share, the stock price would generally drop to $95 on the ex-dividend date, so the investor’s overall account value does not change due to dividend payments. If the investor takes the dividend in cash, he would have $950 in the stock and $50 in cash. Taking the dividend payment in cash for spending purposes actually reduces the principal value of the account. Fundamentally, it is no different from selling the stock without waiting for the dividend payment. The same principle applies to distributions in mutual funds.

2. TOTAL RETURN: The total return of holding a stock is the sum of its dividend payments and price appreciation, and that sum is what should really matter to investors, not just the dividend. Until this quarter, Apple chose to reinvest its profits rather than pay dividends, and over the past decade it has been one of the best-performing stocks in the US market. Should investors have stayed away from Apple just because it wasn’t paying dividends? Many small cap stocks reinvest their earnings and don’t pay dividends, yet as an asset class have higher expected returns than large cap stocks.

3. TAXES: Until a few years ago, many investors purposefully avoided dividend-paying stocks because of the high tax rates, which were lowered in 2003 to 15% for most qualified dividends. Unless Congress takes action, the top tax rate for the highest earners is set to jump to 43.4% next year, as reported in the Wall Street Journal. That is a maximum income tax rate of 39.6%—since dividends will once again be taxed as regular income—plus a 3.8% tax on investment income as part of the healthcare overhaul passed in 2009.

Dividend-paying stocks certainly have a place is a holistic portfolio, but such a strategy should not supersede other fundamental tenets of investing, such as diversification and focusing on the sources of risk and expected return. Generating lifetime income from an investment portfolio is too complex of an issue to be solved by simply chasing stocks with high dividend yields.

By Apollo D. Lupescu, PhD, vice president. This information is provided for educational purposes only and should not be considered investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell securities. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP is an investment advisor registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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